Colour

#4B91D7

#4B91D7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#4B91D7 is a blue with RGB values 75, 145, 215 and HSL 210°, 64%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#4B91D7#4B91D7

HEX#4B91D7

RGBrgb(75, 145, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.5686, 0.8431

RGB percentages29.4%, 56.9%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(210, 63.6%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 65.1%, 84.3%)

CMYK65.1%, 32.6%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,952,535

CSS custom property--colour: #4B91D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#B46E28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7294DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F87D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00A1AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2 Steel blue · ΔE 12.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D7914B

Analogous#4BD7D7, #4B4BD7

Triadic#D74B91, #91D74B

Split complementary#D74B4B, #D7D74B

Tetradic#D74BD7, #D7914B, #4BD74B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2F7FC

Lighter +30%#C8DEF3

Lighter +20%#9EC4EA

Lighter +10%#75ABE0

Darker −10%#2B77C4

Darker −20%#225E9A

Darker −30%#194570

Darker −40%#102B46

More saturated +25%#3091F3

Less saturated −25%#6791BC

Channel breakdown

R75

G145

B215

Red75 (29.4%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 91 · B D7

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#4B91D7

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else